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| − | ''[[Sesame Street]]'' celebrated its [[Sesame Street Anniversaries|10th anniversary]] in the spring of [[1979]] |
+ | ''[[Sesame Street]]'' celebrated its [[Sesame Street Anniversaries|10th anniversary]] in the spring of [[1979]] with a half-hour [[PBS]] special hosted by [[James Earl Jones]] entitled '''''A Walking Tour of Sesame Street'''''. The special aired on individual PBS stations at various times between March and May 1979. |
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+ | [[Big Bird]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], [[Barkley]] and human members of the cast ([[Mr. Hooper]], [[Bob]], [[Linda]], and [[Olivia]]) appeared on [[Sesame Street (location)|the street]] with Jones as he showed clips from the first ten years and talked about the show, the street, the characters, and their world-wide impact. |
==Cast and crew== |
==Cast and crew== |
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* '''Director:''' [[Emily Squires]] |
* '''Director:''' [[Emily Squires]] |
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* '''Writer:''' [[Jim Thurman]] |
* '''Writer:''' [[Jim Thurman]] |
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| − | * Credited: [[Caroll Spinney]] as [[Big Bird]] and [[Oscar the Grouch]] |
+ | * Credited: [[Caroll Spinney]] as [[Big Bird]] and [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar]] |
| − | * Uncredited: [[Linda Bove]] as [[Linda]], [[Bob McGrath]] as [[Bob]], [[Alaina Reed Hall]] as [[Olivia Robinson]], [[Brian Muehl]] as [[Barkley]]. |
+ | * Uncredited: [[Linda Bove]] as [[Linda]], [[Emilio Delgado]] as [[Luis]], [[Bob McGrath]] as [[Bob]], [[Alaina Reed Hall]] as [[Olivia Robinson]], [[Will Lee]] as [[Mr. Hooper]], [[Brian Muehl]] as [[Barkley]]. |
* Uncredited, in archive segments: [[Bill Cosby]], [[Buffy Sainte-Marie]] as [[Buffy]] |
* Uncredited, in archive segments: [[Bill Cosby]], [[Buffy Sainte-Marie]] as [[Buffy]] |
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| + | *''[[A-B-Chorus Line]]'', a proposed 10th anniversary special for the show |
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Revision as of 07:43, 9 January 2016
Sesame Street celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1979 with a half-hour PBS special hosted by James Earl Jones entitled A Walking Tour of Sesame Street. The special aired on individual PBS stations at various times between March and May 1979.
Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Barkley and human members of the cast (Mr. Hooper, Bob, Linda, and Olivia) appeared on the street with Jones as he showed clips from the first ten years and talked about the show, the street, the characters, and their world-wide impact.
Cast and crew
- Director: Emily Squires
- Writer: Jim Thurman
- Producer: Michael Cozell
- Credited: Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar
- Uncredited: Linda Bove as Linda, Emilio Delgado as Luis, Bob McGrath as Bob, Alaina Reed Hall as Olivia Robinson, Will Lee as Mr. Hooper, Brian Muehl as Barkley.
- Uncredited, in archive segments: Bill Cosby, Buffy Sainte-Marie as Buffy
Gallery
See also
- A-B-Chorus Line, a proposed 10th anniversary special for the show